Scenes from Black Friday shopping in Maryland [Pictures]

CaptionDenise Henderson

Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam

For Denise Henderson of East Baltimore, Black Friday is all about tradition. For years, she shopped on Black Friday with her aunt. Henderson said her aunt died last year, and now, "to me it's a memorial to her," she said while buying toys for her grandchildren at Target early Friday. She and...

For Denise Henderson of East Baltimore, Black Friday is all about tradition. For years, she shopped on Black Friday with her aunt. Henderson said her aunt died last year, and now, "to me it's a memorial to her," she said while buying toys for her grandchildren at Target early Friday. She and... (Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam)

Jenny Conrad and her daughters, who are hosting an exchange student from China, wanted to give the teenager the full American holiday experience. So at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, the family, two of the daughters' friends and a second Chinese exchange student - all students at Saint Paul's School...

Jenny Conrad and her daughters, who are hosting an exchange student from China, wanted to give the teenager the full American holiday experience. So at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, the family, two of the daughters' friends and a second Chinese exchange student - all students at Saint Paul's School... (Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam)

By 8 a.m. at the Toys "R" Us in Glen Burnie, much of the early-early crowd had moved on -- back to bed, perhaps -- and the store was about as busy as a calm weekend. Jacqueline Hill of Baltimore arrived at 7:45 a.m. and filled her cart over the next hour, calling and taking calls to coordinate...

By 8 a.m. at the Toys "R" Us in Glen Burnie, much of the early-early crowd had moved on -- back to bed, perhaps -- and the store was about as busy as a calm weekend. Jacqueline Hill of Baltimore arrived at 7:45 a.m. and filled her cart over the next hour, calling and taking calls to coordinate... (Baltimore Sun photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins)

The Whitcombs were wrapping up lunch at the Mall in Columbia after a couple hours of Black Friday shopping, a family tradition. "Every year we say we're not going to, and then we do it anyway," said Shirley Whitcomb, 66, of Glen Burnie, seated at a table in the food court with three of her four...

The Whitcombs were wrapping up lunch at the Mall in Columbia after a couple hours of Black Friday shopping, a family tradition. "Every year we say we're not going to, and then we do it anyway," said Shirley Whitcomb, 66, of Glen Burnie, seated at a table in the food court with three of her four... (Baltimore Sun photo by Timothy B. Wheeler)

Eve Rummel was sporting a red elf's hat and a T-shirt with the slogan "I survived Black Friday" as she a line of customers vying to win the same shirt in another promotion at the Mall in Columbia. Rummel said she'd been working since 5:30 a.m. "It's been fun," she volunteered. "A lot of people...

Eve Rummel was sporting a red elf's hat and a T-shirt with the slogan "I survived Black Friday" as she a line of customers vying to win the same shirt in another promotion at the Mall in Columbia. Rummel said she'd been working since 5:30 a.m. "It's been fun," she volunteered. "A lot of people... (Baltimore Sun photo by Timothy B. Wheeler)